Author: Tom Faranda

This is a ZENIT new release VATICAN CITY, JAN. 1, 2007 (Zenit.org).- In the wake of the execution of former Iraqi dictator Sadaam Hussein, the Vatican reaffirmed its condemnation of the death penalty. Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, director of the Vatican press office, made that comment Saturday, the day Hussein was executed by hanging at…

We received the following in an email from Chris Slattery of Expectant Mother Care (EMC). Nearly 2800 Fewer Abortions in Abortion Capital Last Year. According to the just released Summary of Vital Statistics for 2005 of the NYC Department of Health, abortions very happily decreased by 3% compared to 2004. There were close to 89,000…

This is from the Acton Institute Costs of Aggressive Population Control – Acton Institute PowerBlog The children of the Chinese One-child policy are finding new obstacles in their paths: no one wants to hire them. Incredible, but true. It seems that many of the only children have been so pampered by their parents, that employers…

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Here is a link regarding the U.S. Catholic Bishops latest statement on being pro-abortion and taking communion. Catholic Bishops: All Pro-Abortion People Should Refrain From Communion A new report adopted by the nation’s Catholic bishops calls on all people who support abortion to personally refrain from taking communion — not just politicians. The report says…

All indications are that the referendum in South dakota to ban all abortions will be very close. Here is a commercial by a (former) Planned Parenthood abortionist coming out for the ban Patti – voteyesforlife.com, abortion, south, dakota, pro-life – Dailymotion Share Your Videos

Emily Byers, a student at Louisiana State University, has a phenomenal article in the University newspaper. Print it, read it, and pass it around – especially to high school and college students. The excerpt below doesn’t do justice to this well constructed and written essay. And it’s only a couple of pages long. Daily Reveille…

FRONT ROYAL, Va.—Contradicting what many experts have been saying, thePopulation Research Institute (PRI) believes that the United States issuffering from insufficient population growth even though the U.S. CensusBureau says the American population will reach 300 million tomorrow. “When you look at the projections that show our population aging rapidlyover the next few decades, when you…

An October 13th op ed in the NY Times tried to muddy the waters about the commitment of Susan B. Anthony, and other early feminists and suffragettes, to solving problems without recourse to killing unborn babies. Here is a very good discussion of the article, as well as a response by Serrin Foster, Director of…

Dawn Eden, a recent convert to Catholicism, maintains a very fine weblog. She frequently writes on pro-life issues. Here’s a great posting about a Down’s syndrome toddler. Either link should get you there. The Dawn Patrol http://www.dawneden.com/2006/10/staring-hard-decision-in-faceby.html Dot is one in a million — actually, about 1 in 14, because that’s how many Down Syndrome…